In the effort to imagine some long term direction to move in.
The Foundation series by Isaac Asimov presented a scenario where a galactic empire was collapsing as a result technology outpacing humanity's capacity to control it for the common good. In this projected collapse they configured a formula that would take shape through eras of time.
Being this isn't a galactic empire the time frame shouldn't have to be eras but what way to think now for collecting individuals towards surviving collapse and creating a seed that would grow, so we never have this kind of turmoil again?